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1Musha musiki
classical guitar:
John Williams (classical guitarist)
recording of:
Musha musiki
arranger:
John Williams (classical guitarist)
John Williams4:41
2Xerxes
programming:
Damian LeGassick and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
producer:
William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Damian LeGassick
performer:
William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
arranger:
William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
partial recording of:
Serse, HWV 40
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-02-14)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
premiered at:
His Majesty’s Theatre (Haymarket, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1738-04-15)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 40)
instrumental recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
George Frideric Handel arr. William Orbit4:42
3Blessed Is the Man
choir vocals:
The Choir of New College, Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37: 3. Блажен муж (All-Night Vigil, op. 37: III. Blessed is the Man)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1915)
part of:
Всенощное бдение, op. 37 (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, All-Night Vigil by Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff6:07
4Eternal Vow from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
recording of:
The Eternal Vow (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
composer:
谭盾 (Tan Dun, Chinese composer)
Tan Dun3:00
5Akhnaten, Act II, Scene III: Dance
orchestra:
The Ulster Orchestra
conductor:
Takuo Yuasa (Japanese conductor)
recording of:
Akhnaten: Act II, Scene III. Dance
composer and librettist:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (from 1982 until 1983-07)
publisher:
Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc. (ASCAP affiliated)
part of:
Akhnaten: Act II: Years 5 to 15 · Thebes and Akhetaten
Philip Glass5:31
6Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1938)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389 (for voice and cellos)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos6:03
7Ave Maria
producer:
Celso Valli
acoustic guitar:
Paolo Gianolio
keyboard:
Celso Valli
violin [first violin]:
Gavin Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
vocals:
Filippa Giordano (classic crossover singer)
orchestra:
The London Session Orchestra
conductor:
Celso Valli
arranger and orchestrator:
Celso Valli
recorded at and mixed at:
Fonoprint in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
recording of:
Ave Maria (Italian translation of "Ave Maria" by Bach/Gounod)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
arranger and translator:
Vittorio Sermonti
translated version of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Charles‐François Gounod2:52
8Undrentide
performer:
Mediæval Bæbes
recording of:
Undrentide
lyricist:
Katharine Blake
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Katharine Blake
[traditional]4:48
9O mio babbino caroGiacomo Puccini2:58
10Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: I.
oboe:
Mark Radcliffe (Oboist)
bass vocals:
Michael George (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
soprano vocals:
Susan Gritton (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1999-06 until 2000-01)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”: I. Coro “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” (from 1999-06 until 2000-01)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1731-11-25)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1731)
is based on:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
part of:
Kantate, BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”
Johann Sebastian Bach6:09
11The Might of Rome
recording of:
The Might of Rome (Gladiator)
composer:
Hans Zimmer (German score composer)
part of:
Gladiator
Hans Zimmer5:18
12Amazing Grace
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (on 1999-12-23), Plácido Domingo (tenor) (on 1999-12-23) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1999-12-23)
live recording of:
Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch‐all)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
John Newton (English poet) (in 1779)
additional composer:
Edwin Othello Excell
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Patterdale Music Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd., Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Viisikielinen (Song book of "Viides herätysliike") (number: 94)
[traditional]3:39
13Overture to The School for Scandal
orchestra:
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Marin Alsop (conductor)
recording of:
Overture to “The School for Scandal”, op. 5
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1931)
premiered at:
[concert] (1933-08-30)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc. (in 1941)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 5)
Samuel Barber8:36
14Marie Theres! from Der Rosenkavalier
baritone vocals:
Walter Berry (bass‐baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Bonney (soprano) and Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III. “Marie Theres’!” … “Hab’ mir’s gelobt” (Octavian, Marschallin, Sophie, Faninal)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III
Richard Strauss5:52

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distributed by:Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 2001)
licensed to:Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12703415 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00005JCBL [info]